US History Chapter 21 review 24-25

FDR's program to get the US out of the Great Depression

October 29, 1929 stock market crash

Exzamples of FDR's "Reform"

Severe drought and high winds in the Great Plains in the 1930s.

FDR aimed to fix defects in the economy to prevent another depression

What effect did the New Deal have on the power and size of the federal government?

CCC stood for

What problem were both the CCC and the WPA developed to address?

Short term actions to tide people over until the economy recovered

Which one was not one of FDR's goals for the economy.

A cause of the Great Depression

Putting money into consumers' hands, so they will spend more.

The government's role is to increase its involvement in the economic lives of citizens

32nd president, created the New Deal

31st president and blamed for not helping to get the country out of the Great Depression

A cause of the Great Depression

Shanty towns constructed by homeless people.

A cause of the Great Depression

The federal government built 21 hydroelectric dams in the Tennessee River Valley.

Examples of FDR's "Recovery"

New Deal program that hired people to do outdoor projects such as planting trees.

Buying stocks on credit.

A cause of the Great Depression

Despite rising unemployment, the federal government's role is not to aid the people.

New Deal program that created jobs for artists, writers, and musicians.

The fed. government bears most responsibility for ensuring the smooth running of the economy.

It is the responsibility of private organizations to help the homeless.

Examples of FDR's "Relief"

Severe economic downturn in the 1930s

Provided a pension for people 65 and older.